Visual arts

Our art programme, hosted in the Institute's Brancuși Hall, presents significant names and trends in Romanian art of all generations and in all eras. With the support of the RCI, Romanian artists also exhibit in well-known museums and galleries in and outside London. Our art programmes include design, fashion and architecture - hence extending beyond traditional boundaries. Among our partners in the arts are major institutions such as Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Victoria & Albert Museum, Camden Arts Centre, Royal Academy of Art, London Festival of Architecture and Design.

A Bow to the Bard: 'The Annual Salon of UK-based Romanian Artists' 2016

The second edition of 'The Annual Salon of UK-based Romanian Artists'', our annual exhibition of Romanian artists who have made Great Britain their home, opens in 1 Belgrave Square with a visual celebration of the life and work of William Shakespeare 400 years after his death. The works comprise an eclectic mix of...

22/09 - 21/10/2016 @ Romanian Cultural Institute London, 1 Belgrave Square, SW1X 8PH

Events archive

Romanian Talent at Saatchi Gallery

Mircea But and Todor Tamás, two of the younger generation’s most promising artists, showcase at Saatchi Gallery as part of the START Art Fair - one of London’s most exciting platforms for emerging talent. The artists are represented by Fundaţia Culturală Intact in Cluj, Art+Text Gallery in Budapest and Z...

15 - 18/09/2016 @ Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York's HQ, King's Road, London SW3 4RY

The Royal Family of Romania in Pictures

Join us at the Romanian Cultural Institute for a revealing photographic journey into the life of Romanian monarchy. Taken by Daniel Angelescu, the official photographer of the Royal House of Romania, the snapshots chronicle the private and official life of the Royal Family, including evocative images and portraits of His Majesty King...

13/07 - 16/09/2016 @ Romanian Cultural Institute London, 1 Belgrave Square, SW1X 8PH

Renewal Embodied: Romanian Design at the Clerkenwell Design Week

Tempted to challenge the traditional sources of inspiration of Romanian design and yet attracted by its most viable ideas, the Romanian exhibition at the spectacular Clerkenwell Design Week (24-26 May) is a seductive commentary on destruction and renewal, on forgetfulness and reinvention. Attuned to the trade’s latest cries, the Romanian...

24 - 26/05/2016 @ Clerkenwell Design Week, Garden of St James, St James Walk, EC1R 0EA

The Beauty and the Books

Some of the most beautiful contemporary Romanian books will be on display at the Tate Modern as part of Offprint London, the biggest art publishing fair in Britain. In the second half of May, the famous modernist landmark hosts, in its vast Turbine Hall, an entire library of exquisite publications, which gives testimony to the thriving...

20 - 22/05/2016 @ Tate Modern – Turbine Hall, Bankside, London SE1 9TG

'Oedipe': a Visual History

Since 1936, when Oedipe debuted at the Opéra Garnier in Paris, Enescu’s masterpiece has been performed on renown musical stages throughout the world. In the past 80 years, great singers like David Ohanesian, José Van Dam or Monte Pederson have shone in the notoriously challenging title role. Through a kaleidoscope of rarely...

04/05 - 08/06/2016 @ Romanian Cultural Institute & Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Photographing the Soul of Music: The Portraits of the Enescu Festival

Captured in the backdrops of Romania’s biggest musical event, George Enescu International Festival in Bucharest, the photographs of Cornel Brad offer a revealing depiction of the excitement, expectation and relief that make the life of the great musicians in those supercharged ”interludes” before and after tremendous stage...

03/03 - 08/06/2016 @ Romanian Cultural Institute London, 1 Belgrave Square, SW1X 8PH

Brâncuși: The British Connection

Constantin Brâncuși, the ground-breaking artist of modern sculpture, described in awe as “half god, half shepherd”, was born on 19 February 1876. On the very day of his birth, we revisit his legacy in the company of some of his most ardent British admirers. Guest speakers: Sanda Miller, Eric Shanes, Jonathan Vernon and...

19/02/2016 @ Romanian Cultural Institute, London SW1X8PH

'Found.Lost.Found': Romanian Jewellery Design at the London Fashion Week 2016

Breaking news - 21 February 2016: designer Otilia Mihalcea (Oval) has won the jury's Special Prize for Accessory Design at the International Fashion Showcase, a prize awarded for the first time in the IFS history due to Romania's highly appreciated showcase. Congratulations to Otilia and the entire team! We are...

19/02 - 23/01/2016 @ Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA

Romanians in Britain: The Poses of Ascent

As the celebrations of Romania's Culture Day are getting closer, we invite you to discover Ion Paciu's revealing portraits of Romanians from all walks of life who, in the past years, have come to call London their home. The exhibition, entitled 'Revisiting Romania: Portraits from London', opened in 2014 at the...

01/12/2015 - 29/01/2016 @ Romanian Cultural Institute London, 1 Belgrave Square, SW1X 8PH

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